Zuḥayr ibn Ḥarb narrated to me, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī narrated to us, from Mālik. And Abū al-Ṭāhir also narrated it to me—and the wording is his—ʿAbd Allāh ibn Wahb narrated to me, from Mālik ibn Anas, from al-Fuḍayl ibn Abī ʿAbd Allāh, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Niyār al-Aslamī, from ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr, from ʿĀʾishah, the wife of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, that she said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, set out toward Badr. When he was at Ḥarrat al-Wabarah, a man who was known for his courage and valor caught up with him. The companions of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, rejoiced when they saw him. When he caught up with him, he said to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, "I have come to follow you and to gain spoils with you." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "Do you believe in God and His Messenger?" He said, "No." He said, "Then go back, for I will not seek the aid of a polytheist." She said: Then he continued on until, when we were at the tree, the man caught up with him and said to him what he had said the first time. The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him what he had said the first time: "Go back, for I will not seek the aid of a polytheist." He said: Then he went back, and he caught up with him at al-Baydāʾ and said to him what he had said the first time: "Do you believe in God and His Messenger?" He said, "Yes." So the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "Then go ahead."